Leeds United goalie Marco Silvestri breaks record for most saves in a Championship game this season

Leeds United defeated Cardiff City last night in a fantastic away performance in the Welsh capital.

Goals from Souleymane Doukara and Mirco Antenucci did the job for Steve Evans' side and the result against Brighton last week has been slightly forgotten about.

But the result could have been different, were it not for Italian goalkeeper Marco Silvestri.

The Leeds United stopper has his critics. He is undoubtedly a goalie with a calamity in him every now and again.

But he is also an outstanding shot-stopper, as he proved yesterday. Indeed - as reported by WhoScored - he made 10 saves last night. This is the best tally of saves from a goalkeeper in a single game in the Championship this season.

Marco Silvestri: No player has made more saves in a Championship match this season than Silvestri managed vs Cardiff (10)

Here are his statistics from last night, compared to the next best duo in Championship action yesterday - courtesy of Opta.

Position

Team

Saves

Total High Claim

Accurate Goal Kicks

Appearances

Mins Played

Marco Silvestri

GK

Leeds

10

1

3

1

90

Dorus de Vries

GK

Forest

7

1

3

1

90

Bartosz Bialkowski

GK

Ipswich

6

2

2

1

90

Silvestri may have a mistake in him but when he is on form he can be unstoppable in the Leeds sticks.

That is a difficult quality to possess and Leeds fans are surely appreciative. If he could just be more dominant of his area and stronger in his aerial handling, Leeds would have a top-class keeper in their ranks.

Mathew Nash

I’m Mathew Nash a 27 year old graduate in Sports Studies and I have an insatiable love for sport. With a particularly keen interest for the madcap world of football I have always been known amongst friends as a beacon for bizarre sporting trivia and knowledge. My other passion is for writing and hopefully combining the two will create a superb and entertaining marriage that will create, divide and share opinion.Mathew is a correspondent for the NextGen Series, Ligue 1 and Primeira Liga.